Aregbesola: ADC will end banditry, insecurity if elected
Rauf Aregbesola has called on Nigerians to join the African Democratic Congress, asserting that the party will end banditry and insecurity if elected into government.
Political Landscape
PDP crisis: Makinde explains his fallout with Wike
Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde says his dispute with Nyesom Wike is rooted in concerns over preserving Nigeria’s multi-party democracy.
Wike says Nigeria’s democracy ‘not under threat’
Nyesom Wike has dismissed claims that Nigeria’s democracy is under threat, criticising PDP chairman Taminu Turaki for calling on President Trump and foreign leaders to intervene.
PDP chairman appeals to Trump to ‘save democracy’ in Nigeria
PDP National Chairman Kabiru Turaki has urged US President Donald Trump and other developed nations to intervene to “save democracy in Nigeria,” following violent clashes between rival PDP factions at the party secretariat in Abuja
Wike-led PDP faction expels Makinde, Bode George, others
A Wike-backed faction of the Peoples Democratic Party has expelled Governors Seyi Makinde, Bala Mohammed and Dauda Lawal after clashes between rival groups at the party’s Abuja secretariat.
Heavy security surrounds PDP HQ ahead of parallel faction meetings
Heavy security was deployed to the PDP headquarters in Abuja as rival factions loyal to Nyesom Wike and Seyi Makinde scheduled parallel meetings at the same venue.
Makarfi resigns as PDP BoT secretary over zoning principle
Ahmed Makarfi has resigned as PDP Board of Trustees secretary following the election of a national chairman from the same geopolitical zone, citing adherence to party zoning principles.
ADC’s new HQ is Atiku’s former campaign office
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) inaugurated its new national secretariat in Abuja—a building formerly used as Atiku Abubakar’s presidential campaign office
Wike, Anyanwu expelled without informing key governors, sources say
Adamawa Governor Ahmadu Fintiri and Plateau Governor Caleb Muftwang have distanced themselves from the expulsion of Nyesom Wike and Samuel Anyanwu from the PDP, saying they were unaware of the decision until it was formally moved.
Wike’s aide on Lt. Yerima’s alleged assassination attempt
Lere Olayinka, an aide to FCT Minister Wike, speaks on the alleged assassination attempt on Lt. Yerima, who was involved in a clash with the minister.